Huey Long

Huey "the Kingfish" Long (30 August 1893-10 September 1935) was the United States senator from Louisiana from 25 January 1932 to 10 September 1935, succeeding Joseph E. Randsell and preceding Rose Long, his widow and the first female senator. He was an outspoken populist who wanted the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor, and he gained a large following before being assassinated during his race for president.

Biography
Huey Long was born on 30 August 1893 in Winnfield, Louisiana, United States. He was a traveling salesman after being expelled from high school for organizing protests, and he could not afford to go to Louisiana State University. He also failed at becoming a preacher after sales jobs faded during World War I, but in 1915 he passed a state bar exam and became a lawyer. In 1918 he joined the Louisiana Railroad Commission's anti-Standard Oil platform, and he became a major voice of populism. He was reelected to the public service commission after a failed 1924 gubernatorial campaign, but in 1928 he won the elections, serving as governor until 1932. That year, he became the senator from Louisiana to the US Congress, and he became known as a great orator.

In 1935, Long decided to run for president. His "Share our Wealth" program earned the praise of the lower classes during the Great Depression, as he advocated the redistribution of wealth to the poor. He advocated spending on public works, schools/colleges, and old age pensions, and he supported Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 elections. However, in 1936 he formed an alliance with Charles Couglin to run for president against Roosevelt. Many loved what he said, but many also feared that he would become a dictator; he always got what he wanted, and he would knock a person down if they did not say yes to him. On 10 September 1935 he was killed in Baton Rouge by an assassin, ending his campaign for president.